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L’aviation nord-américaine P-51 Mustang was an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II, the Korean War and other conflicts. The Mustang was conceived, designed and built by North American Aviation (NAA) in response to a specification issued directly to NAA by the British Purchasing Commission. The prototype NA-73X airframe was rolled out on 9 September 1940, 102 days after the contract was signed and, with an engine installed, first flew on 26 October. The Mustang was originally designed to use the Allison V-1710 engine, which had limited high-altitude performance. It was first flown operationally by the Royal Air Force (RAF) as a tactical-reconnaissance aircraft and fighter-bomber. The addition of the Rolls-Royce Merlin to the P-51B/C model transformed the Mustang’à des altitudes supérieures à 15 000 pi, ce qui lui donne une performance qui correspond ou améliore la majorité de la Luftwaffe’combattants en altitude. La version définitive, la P-51D, était propulsée par le Packard V-1650-7, une version sous licence de la Rolls-Royce Merlin série 60 deux étapes à deux vitesses moteur suralimenté, et armé de six calibre .50 (12,7 mm) M2 Browning mitrailleuses.

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